Palettes / Colors / #DEFCEE

#DEFCEE — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFCEE is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

#DEFCEE is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FCDEEC; it also sits naturally between #DEFCDF and #DEFBFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 99% · Blue 93%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DEFCEE

.text { color: #DEFCEE; }
.background { background-color: #DEFCEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFCEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 252, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFCEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 252, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFCEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 252, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEFCEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFCEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEFCEE

Tints of #DEFCEE

Tones of #DEFCEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFCEE: #000000.

How #DEFCEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEFCEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEFCED  ·  #DEFCEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFCEE?

#DEFCEE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 252, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFCEE?

#DEFCEE is RGB 222, 252, 238 — HSL 152°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEFCEE?

Its complement is #FCDEEC; analogous partners are #DEFCDF and #DEFBFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFCEE for text?

Black text on #DEFCEE has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.